I used to think that we in the UK had cornered the market in political sitcoms when we were given the Dave and Nick show to keep us amused, but our friends across the pond always try to go one better. So now we see the hugely comical tussle for a Republican presidential candidate taking [...]
This week’s big news: we have just had our ovens cleaned. It’s not that we don’t clean them regularly, it’s just that we felt it was time for a ‘good going over’ by a professional team – and one that doesn’t use those highly toxic caustic cleaners. So in they came and, two hours later [...]
Around five years ago, a new social movement sprang into life. Under the banner of Transition Towns, its stated purpose was to raise awareness that human society currently faces two enormous challenges – peak oil and climate change. Its vision was to create, without delay, resilience at a local level in order to move from [...]
As Twelfth Night approaches, the sun is beginning to climb in the sky and we in the north are on our journey into the light. For the three days after the solstice, the sun rested on the horizon before beginning its gradual ascent to the peak of midsummer. In that time, the eternal force will [...]